Fachvorträge & Posterpräsentation
Ein zentrales Element der WOC ist das umfangreiche Vortragsprogramm, das mit über 70 geplanten Vorträgen in drei parallelen Streams aufwartet.
Hierbei legen wir großen Wert darauf, nicht nur namhafte Experten aus der Orchideenforschung und -zucht zu präsentieren, sondern auch jungen Rednern eine Plattform zu bieten, um ihre Ideen und Erkenntnisse einem breiten Publikum vorzustellen. Diese Mischung aus Erfahrung und frischem Denken wird die Diskussionen bereichern und neue Perspektiven eröffnen.
Das Vortragsprogramm wird durch eine wissenschaftliche Posterpräsentation ergänzt, die weiterführende Themen anschaulich darstellt. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei die Erkundung einzelner Arten und Gattungen. Die WOC bietet eine hervorragende Gelegenheit, neueste Erkenntnisse zu ausgewählten Orchideenarten sowie deren Bestäubern, Phylogenetik und Evolution zu präsentieren. Besonders spannend ist der Vergleich von Orchideen über (fast) alle Kontinente und Klimazonen hinweg, der zahlreiche Diskussionsansätze eröffnet.
Die Speaker der WOC 2026
Wir freuen uns, das vollständige Speaker-Line-up der World Orchid Conference 2026 in Dresden zu präsentieren!
Internationale Referenten – von etablierten Größen bis hin zu vielversprechenden Nachwuchstalenten – bringen spannende Vorträge mit: über Orchideen in ihren natürlichen Lebensräumen, über Kultivierung und Züchtung, über wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse und ökologische Zusammenhänge. Ein besonderer Fokus liegt auf dem Schutz und der Erhaltung dieser faszinierenden Pflanzen. Mit eindrucksvollen Bildern und fundierten Einblicken bieten die Präsentationen eine inspirierende Mischung aus Information und Leidenschaft. Alle Beiträge wurden sorgfältig ausgewählt, um neue Perspektiven zu eröffnen und den Austausch in den drei parallelen Konferenzsträngen zu fördern. Ob erfahrener Botaniker oder begeisterter Hobbygärtner – hier ist für jeden etwas dabei.
Coming Soon: Speaker Spotlight
Get ready to meet the faces behind the presentations. In our upcoming Speaker Spotlights, we’ll introduce each speaker with a closer look at their background, passions, and what drives their work with orchids.
Manuel Aybar
Orchids Species of the Dominican Republic
Julien Baruch
Modern Breeding with Genus Bulbophyllum
José Lázaro Bocourt Vigil
History of the Soroa Orchid Botanical Garden. Contribution to the study & conservation of Cuban Orchids.
Heinfried Bock, Christy Powell & Jasmin Langhammer
Palau Orchid Conservation
Deborah Boersma
Sobralias, The Exotic Ephemerals of Central and South America
Luke Callaghan
Growing Odontoglossums in Scotland, my journeys in hybridising & in-vitro propagation
Chu Xuan Canh
(supported by Slipper
Orchid Alliance) Slipper orchids of Vietnam in their habitat
Alejandro Capriles
Ruby Red: The Search for the Elusive Standard Red Cattleya
Arthur Chadwick
Cattleya breeding and cultivation
Frank Cervera
Phragmipedium Section Himantopetalum; The ecology and taxonomy of a group of Phragmipedium species unlike any other
Ian Chalmers
Accepted species ”academic (DNA) vs practical"
Emrys Chew
Vandacious breeding in Singapore
Hildegard Crous
Deciduous Disas, - a further investigation of in situ growth patterns
Stig Dalström
New species of Cyrtochilum… or not?
Norbert Dank
A Brief History of Odontoglossum Breeding
Guido Deburghgraeve
Re-discovery of Odontoglossum hunnewellianum
Nora de Angelli
(supported by WOC Trust)
A Comprehensive Exploration of Romanian Orchid Diversity and the Fascinating Predator-Prey Dynamics within Orchid Ecosystems
Thomas Ederer
Simplified and cost-efficient seed sowing methods for orchid conservation
Leslie Ee
Cattleya warscewiczii: The Last Frontier of the King of the Andes
Vitor Garcia de Almeida
Growing Phalaenopsis species on window sills and in indoor living spaces
Rafaël Govaerts
Orchids names, the old, the new and the hopeful future of their providers
Gregory Griffis
The Eric Young Orchid Foundation: A Path to the Future
Olaf Gruss
Lesser-known and some newer Species of the Genus Phalaenopsis
Erica Hannickel
Empresses and Orchids of the 19th Century
Clare Hermans
The history of Mascarene orchid discoveries through the centuries
Johan Hermans
The fabulous orchids of the Vercors, South-east, France
Jean-Michel Hervouet
In situ conservation of wild orchids in Madagascar
Yojiro Ishibashi
Paphiopedilum breeding in Japan
Michael & Wesley & Barbara Homoya
The Hoosier Orchid Big Year: A Status Survey of Indiana (USA) Orchidaceae
Julian Hummel
A low-cost in vitro culture model for conservation of endangered endemic orchids in Reunion Island, “the Orchids 3.0 project”
Stefan Kattari
Terrestrial Orchids of Chiemgau region: old and new threats by land use and climate change
Ron Kaufmann
The Orchid Conservation Alliance
Lina Susanti Juswara
Phylogenetics of Paphiopedilum section Barbata: the slipper orchids (Cypripedioideae, Orchidaceae) from Eastern Indonesia, nomenclature, and its complexity.
Carol Klonowski
Master of The Slipper Orchids: Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Norito Hasegawa (lecture invited by WOC Trust)
Bulbophyllums of New Guinea
Marta Kolanowska
Estimation of the distribution of climatic refugia for plants and their ecological partners as an element of effective orchid conservation strategies
Harold Koopowitz
Conservation of Orchids in the Face of Global Climate Change
Yung-I Lee
The history of Phalaenopsis breeding in Taiwan
Matthias Kropf
Monitoring of the largest Central European population of Orchis (Anacamptis) coriophora in the 'Heißländen' (dry grasslands) of the Donau-Auen Nationalpark (Austria)
Monika Lipińska
It takes three to tango? Presentation of the ORCHIDBIOM project and its aims. (How floral microbiome shapes plant-pollinator interactions in orchids)
Peter T. Lin
Hybridising Miniature and Compact Vanda Hybrids
Amihan Lubag-Arquiza
Agroecotourism and Endemic Philippine Orchids: Stories and Scenarios
Manuel Lucas García
Ants & Orchids: stories of love and deception
Kyle Lucyk
Popular Masdevallia Species and their contribution to modern hybrids
David Mathers
Ex situ Conservation: Caring for Six National Collections of Orchids
Helen Jean Millner
A very close look at Restrepia form and function - Restrepia pollination biology and the consequences for its survival
Julita Minasiewicz
Unveiling Mycoheterotrophic Symbiosis: Transcriptomic Insights from Terrestrial Orchid Protocorms
Antonio Miranda Zapata
Bolivia: South America's Best Kept Secret
Martin Motes
Vanda coelestis (Rchb.f.) Motes, a new combination with wide ranging horticultural significance
Claudia Obermüller
Angraecoids in Tyrol and thoughts on species conservation
Promila Pathak
Medicinally important orchids of India - Their status, threats and conservation strategies
Wenqing Perner
Chinese Cymbidiums & Their Cultivation in the West
Bijaya Pant
(supported by WOC Trust)
Orchid Conservation and Sustainable Use Initiative: Research and Community Engagement
Chariya Peterson
Exploring OrchidRoots: Tools, Growth, and What's Next in the AI Era
Alexander Portilla
Phragmipedium: Insights into In-Situ Growth and Hybridization Approaches at Ecuagenera
Craig Peter
Orchids at the source of the Okavango River: contemporary exploration of the orchid diversity of the highlands of south-east Angola
Audrey Reilly and Esmée Winkel
The art of painting Orchids
Roland Schettler
Seldomly seen Dendrobiums and their cultivation
André Schuiteman
Orchids of the Bird’s Head Peninsula, New Guinea
Reza Saputra
(supported by WOC Trust)
Racing Extinction: In-situ Conservation Efforts and Field Discoveries in the Remote Forests of West Papua
Björn Schäfer
IUCN Orchid Conservation Project: Species Survival Center for Orchids at the Wilhelma Botanical Garden
Julian Shaw
The Work of a plant detective
Sharif Hossain Sourav
Wild orchid species in Bangladesh
Manfred Speckmaier
Orchids “on the rocks” ... but do they really need it?
Phillip Spence
Dendrobium Section Latouria, species and their hybrids
Kanchit Thammasiri
Development of Orchid Biotechnology in Thailand
Jie-Yu "Jerry" Wang
(supported by WOC Trust)
Plastid phylogenomics resolves the phylogenetic relationship and classification of moth orchid, Phalaenopsis (Aerideae, Epidendroideae)
Ludger A. Wessjohann
Orchids - a Huge Plant Family with Little Phytochemistry Known - Can this be Overcome by Modern Methods?
Cássio van den Berg
Cattleya and related genera: insights from phylogenomics
Elbert Wijaya
Revisiting habitat of Phalaenopsis amabilis f. elysia
Gary Yong Gee
Should Dendrobium be a Gigantic Genus?